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Census divisions by province
In some of Canada's provinces census divisions are equivalent to counties . They may also be known by different names in different provinces, or in different parts of provinces. The below table shows the largest and smallest census division in Canada and the provinces and territories by area and by population .[1]
By area [ edit ]
Smallest (km2 )
Largest (km2 )
Canada
L'Île-d'Orléans , Quebec (192.81)
Baffin Region , Nunavut (989,889.18)
Alberta
Division No. 8 (9,908.36)
Division No. 17 (192,115.90)
British Columbia
Regional District of Nanaimo (2,038.01)
Stikine Region (118,663.10)
Manitoba
Division No. 11 (571.06)
Division No. 23 (242,363.77)
New Brunswick
Saint John County (1,464.53)
Northumberland County (12,932.70)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Division No. 2 (6,098.60)
Division No. 10 (199,703.35)
Northwest Territories
Region 3 (25,080.94)
Region 1 (365,094.37)
Nova Scotia
Richmond County (1,244.24)
Halifax Regional Municipality (5,495.71)
Nunavut
Keewatin Region (444,621.10)
Baffin Region (989,889.18)
Ontario
Toronto Division (630.21)
Kenora District (407,213.01)
Prince Edward Island
Kings County (1,685.80)
Queens County (2,020.45)
Quebec
L'Île-d'Orléans (192.81)
Nord-du-Québec (747,161.22)
Saskatchewan
Division No. 10 (12,223.73)
Division No. 18 (269,996.55)
Yukon
Yukon (474,712.64)
By population [ edit ]
Smallest
Largest
Canada
Stikine Region, British Columbia (629)
Toronto Division, Ontario (2,615,060)
Alberta
Division No. 4 (10,078)
Division No. 6 (Calgary) (1,311,022)
British Columbia
Stikine Region (629)
Greater Vancouver Regional District (2,313,328)
Manitoba
Division No. 23 (8,590)
Division No. 11 (666,832)
New Brunswick
Queens County (11,086)
Westmorland County (144,158)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Division No. 11 (2,617)
Division 1 (262,410)
Northwest Territories
Region 2 (2,341)
Region 6 (19,444)
Nova Scotia
Victoria County (7,115)
Halifax Regional Municipality (390,328)
Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region (6,012)
Baffin Region (16,939)
Ontario
Manitoulin District (13,048)
Toronto Division (2,615,060)
Prince Edward Island
Kings County (17,990)
Queens County (77,866)
Quebec
L'Île-d'Orléans (6,711)
Montreal (1,886,481)
Saskatchewan
Division No. 4 (10,879)
Division No. 11 (271,170)
Yukon
Yukon (33,897)
10 fastest growing population (2006–2011) [ edit ]
Division No. 16 , Alberta 27.2%
La Jacques-Cartier RCM , Quebec 24.0%
Mirabel RCM , Quebec 21.2%
Division No. 2 , Manitoba 17.0%
Les Moulins RCM , Quebec 15.8%
York RM , Ontario 15.7%
Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM , Quebec 15.7%
Division No. 3 , Manitoba 14.4%
Halton RM , Ontario 14.2%
Les Moulins RCM , Quebec 13.8%
10 fastest shrinking population (2006–2011) [ edit ]
Kenora , Ontario −10.6%
Guysborough County , Nova Scotia −10.1%
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality , British Columbia −9.3%
Division No. 3 , Newfoundland and Labrador −7.8%
Division No. 9 , Newfoundland and Labrador −7.2%
Shelburne , Nova Scotia −6.7%
Victoria County , Nova Scotia −6.3%
La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM , Quebec −6.2%
Inverness , Nova Scotia −5.7%
Témiscouata RCM , Quebec −5.6%
References [ edit ]